(Not sure if this is worldwide or only in some countries)

Updating to iOS 26.4DB2 will put your phone into a parental-restricted mode with adult websites blocked on all browsers, warning prompts every time you try to send or receive an explicit image on a messaging app, and all social media apps blocked on the App Store (in Australia)

The settings to disable this mode are locked off until you verify your age either with a credit card, photo ID, or though information Apple already has (like the age of your account).

I’ve been an apple user my entire adult life but this might finally be the thing that forces me off the platform. Do any other long term apple users have some tips about migrating? I’ve heard Ashai Linux is pretty good on mac hardware these days and I’ve been thinking about GrapheneOS for a while.

  • williamhalsted69@lemmy.world
    1·
    5 hours ago

    i use fedora asahi remix with kde on M1, so far it’s great except the battery life is not as good as in macos but i don’t care … finally i escaped the shitty glass design among other shitty things apple does… and have been using Grephene for more than a year, It’s honestly the most stable, seamless OS i tried, the kind of OS that just works and doesn’t annoy you. imo even better than ios !

  • sudoer777@lemmy.mlEnglish
    16·
    13 hours ago

    So now California has a governor pretending to be pro-Palestine to do damage control while signing laws that give Zionist corporations more control over your data and hardware

  • pineapple@lemmy.mlEnglish
    1·
    9 hours ago

    I just hope this doesnt impact macos until the end of the year, then I will be able to move to linux on my laptop.

    • simonced@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1·
      4 hours ago

      You know they want to impose age verification on Linux as well right? Linux is still the way to go, but I am so not ok with what they ate trying to do.

  • 64bithero@lemmy.world
    105·
    1 day ago

    I find it odd to protect children they will stalk the hell out of us but won’t arrest known pedophiles …

    I hate the world

      • TrackinDaKraken@lemmy.worldEnglish
        22·
        1 day ago

        Exactly. Governments around the world, including the U.S., of course, have made it crystal clear through their actions that they don’t give a fuck about protecting children.

    • Sims@lemmy.ml
      23·
      1 day ago

      Better to just hate the whole Epstein Class. They trash the world for everyone else…

      • davel@lemmy.mlEnglish
        14·
        1 day ago

        We’ve had a name for them for the last 200 years: the capitalist class, or to be more precise, the haute bourgeoisie. The 1% of the 1%.

  • 7112@lemmy.world
    681·
    1 day ago

    This is insane. They have to view your images to deem of they are explicit…

    Basically a year away from a universal internet ID that will track all movements and can be restricted if your government doesn’t like you.

  • doodoo_wizard@lemmy.ml
    31·
    18 hours ago

    It’s under settings > Apple account (the bubble with your name if you’re signed in) > age range for apps.

    The first time you click it you’re asked to go ahead or update your birthday in the account first.

    Inside you can pick to always, never or ask first before sharing your age range with some app and it says you can see what apps have asked for your age range.

  • shrek_is_love@lemmy.ml
    27·
    1 day ago

    When I first decided to switch to Linux, I started exclusively using apps that were available on Linux. This way I was able to gradually transition my workflows one app at a time without any rush. When I was ready to install Linux, I did it on a new computer so I still had access to everything on the old computer and there was no risk of going computer-less if the installation went sideways.

    Also, keep in mind that Asahi only works on M1 and M2 Macs. (If you have an old Intel Mac, you can just run normal Linux without Asahi)

    Oh and Veronica Explains has a great video about her experience with Asahi.

    • freedickpics@lemmy.mlOP
      10·
      1 day ago

      This might be a stupid question but when using ashai can you run any normal linux software or does it have to be specifically built for arm64/apple silicon?

      • snek_boi@lemmy.ml
        51·
        1 day ago

        I hope someday any normal Linux software will be usable in Apple hardware. Unfortunately, there are hurdles.

        One of the biggest hurdles was getting code accepted into the Linux kernel.

        This became very frustrating for the previous Asahi Linux lead developer. He would push upstream code and the Linux developers would not accept it.

        Why didn’t they accept it? Because it was written in memory-safe Rust and not in memory-unsafe C. Old Linux developers don’t want to deal with Rust. So they just refuse to include Asahi Linux updates into normal Linux software.

  • davel@lemmy.mlEnglish
    16·
    1 day ago

    They’re going to burn this in all the way from the sub-microprocessor DRM/TPM to the browser, aren’t they?

  • Octagon9561@lemmy.ml
    142·
    1 day ago

    If the West follows into the footsteps of the propaganda they are spreading against China, I’d rather go live in China because at least there people don’t live paycheck to paycheck despite working multiple jobs. Every accusation against China was a confession.

    • Goldenring@lemmy.ca
      1·
      1 day ago

      I have a Macbook air now. Do you recommend me to buy a Lenovo thinkpad? Qubes os is the top pick, I heard.